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This year’s Guyana Cup horse race meet is saddling up to be the best one yet and SuperBet and Palm Court are among the latest entities that have partnered with the event.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Shamarh Brooks continued to press his claim for a place in the upcoming Test series against India, with a second consecutive half-century on the opening day of the second four-day “Test” against India A here yesterday.

BIRMINGHAM (Reuters) – England have not lost to Australia at Edgbaston in 18 years, but to preserve that record as the Ashes gets under way in Birmingham today, the hosts will need their middle order to fire amid uncertainty over their top three.

Ahead of the three-match T20 series between West Indies and India in the Caribbean, Cricket West Indies’ Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams is anticipating an interesting series and is confident of the hosts’ chances.

(Reuters) – Liverpool’s Champions League winning trio of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane joined regulars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the shortlist for The Best FIFA Men’s player award, world soccer’s governing body announced yesterday.

With the addition of the national champions this year, there are over a hundred rookies joining the Reebok CrossFit Games which kick off today in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

The Real Sports Entertainment Group (RSEG) will stage a two-day Masters Football tournament on August 11th and 12th at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

LONDON (Reuters) – England pace bowler Jofra Archer has been omitted from the side for the first Ashes test against Australia starting at Edgbaston today with Chris Woakes keeping his place after his stunning display against Ireland last week.

GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) – A $10 million bonus pool for the top PGA Tour players over the regular season has not been enough to attract any of the top seven to this week’s Wyndham Championship.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers has paid tribute to Malcolm Nash, a former Glamorgan bowler he once famously hit for six sixes in an over, saying they remained good friends despite the battering.

(Reuters) – Soccer’s world governing body FIFA has approved the expansion of the Women’s World Cup from the existing 24 teams to 32 for the 2023 edition and reopened the bidding process for potential hosts.

The Rupununi Football Association (RFA) in partnership with Theresa and George Bobb will stage a Under-17 Girls 7-a-side Championship on Saturday at the St Ignatius Sports Ground, Lethem.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is inviting all stakeholders to provide feedback on the draft Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy, which is slated, once finalised and approved, to become part of the entity’s Standing Operating Procedures.

A five-wicket haul from fast bowler Matthew Forde spurred Barbados to a three-wicket victory over Guyana in the second round of the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Under-19 tournament at Arnos Vale, St Vincent and the Grenadines yesterday.

Botofago and Eagles will compete in the final of the inaugural Divine Entertainment Summer Super Cup Football tournament on August 3rd, following semifinal wins on Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground, Linden.

The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Level Two coaching programme which, for the first time, was done in collaboration with the University of the West Indies (UWI), has been completed with 27 persons attaining their certificates and CWI Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams is ecstatic about the ground-breaking development.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder has thrown his support behind the newly-launched ICC Test Championship, stressing that the longest format of the game remained the ultimate test of character and expressing a desire to see West Indies build on their success against England earlier this year.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has shortlisted their U-15 Boys squad which will feature in the CONCACAF U-15 Championship at the IMG Academy, Florida, USA from August 4th-11th.

(Reuters) – Jill Ellis, who became the first female coach in history to win back-to-back World Cups, will step down as boss of the U.S.